Overshoe-fastening



(No Model.)

' J. L. JOYCE.

OVBRSHOE FASTENING. I No. 256.003. Patented Apr. 4,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

JOSEPH L. JOYCE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

OVERSHQE-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,003, dated April 4,1882.

' Application filed February 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. Jovcn, of NewHaven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new Improvement in Overshoe-Fastenings; and I do herebydeclare the following, when taken in connection with accompanyingdrawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full,clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawingsconstitute part of this specification, and represent-,in-

- Figure 1, a side vie\v,showing the shoe-fastening on the outside ofthe strap; Fig. 2, the same fastening on the inside oft-he strap; Fig.3, an edge view of the strap; Fig. 4, a modification; Fig. 5, the hookdetached.

This invention relates to an improvement in devlces for fastening thatclass of overshoes known to the trade as arcticsthat is, shoes theuppers of which are composed of fabric made water-proof by theinterposition of rubber between theouterand thelining,and such as areout brogan sh apeaudfastened'acrossthe instep.

In the usual construction ofthis class of over shoes a buckle has beenattached to one sideot' the quarter, with which a strap from the otherside passing over the instep would be interlaced. The strap is ofthe-same material as the upper, and owing to its peculiar texture it ismore rigid than leather, and does not readily hold in the buckle, sothat serious inconvenience is experienced by the wearers of this shoe bythe strap becoming disengaged from the buckle.

The object of this invention is to overcome this difficulty in thisotherwise desirable class of overshoes; and it consists in providing thestrap with a button or necked stud upon one or both sides of the strap,with a cord attached by one end to the other part of the quarter, and soas to be passed around the button on the strap and then drawn intoengagement with a fastening on the quarter to which the cord isattached, as more fully hereinafter described.

A represents the vamp, B the strap attached to one quarter coming overthe instep, and C the other quarter, allot substantially the usual formof this class of overshoes.

Near the end of the strap I attach a button or necked stud, a,preferably one upon the outer,

and a second,b,upon theinside,the two secured together by an eyelet orrivet passing through the two buttons and the strap, and as seen in Fig.3.

To the part C of the quarter I attach one end of a cord, d, as at c,leaving'the cord free from its point of attachment, and I also providethat part of the quarter with a hook,f, (shown detached in Fig. 5, inperspective,) the mouth of the hook so as to permit the cord to bepassed within it.

To fasten the shoe, pass the cord around the button on the strap, asindicated in broken lines, Fig. 1, and when drawn sufficiently tautbring the cord down into engagement with the hook, the cord beingprovided with stops h, here represented asa knot in the cord, which islarger than the hook, and so that when released will catch and hold inthe hook, so as to secure the strap, as seen in Fig. 1. To unfasten theshoe, simply draw the cord from the hook, then leave it free. The buttonwill disengage itself therefrom.

The engagement of the cord with the button may be made either upon theoutside, as seen in Fig. 1, or inside of the strap, as seen in Fig. 2,the double button providing for such engagement. If upon the inside, theend of the strap may extend over so as to cover the cord, as indicatedin broken lines, Fig. 2.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated the hook as constructed so that thecord will pass from the inside of the quarter through the shank of thebook, which arrangement I prefer; but it may be as seen in Fig. 4-thecord attached at one side and the hook upon the opposite side.

1 claim-- 1. The herein-described improvementin fastenings for arcticovershoes, consisting in the strap extending from the quarter at oneside over the instep, provided with a button, combined with a cordattached by one end to the other quarter, and the hook with which thesaid cord may be engaged after. having been passed around the button todraw the quarters together, substantially as described.

2. Theherein-described improvementin fastenings for arctic overshoes,consisting in the strap extending from the quarter at one side over theinstep, provided with a button upon both the out and in sides ofthestrap, combined with a cord attached by one end to the other quarter,and the hook with which the said cord may be engaged after having beenpassed around the button to .draW the quarters together, substantiallyas described.

3. The herein-described improvement in fastenings for arctic overshoes,consisting in the strap extending from the quarter at one side 10 overthe instep, provided with a button, combined with a hook attached to theother quarter, and a cord one end of which is secured to the quarterthrough the shank of the hook, the other provided with a stop to engagewith the hook after the cord has been passed around the button on thestrap, substantially as described.

JOS. L. JOYCE.

Vituesses:

J. H. SHUMWAY, Jos. O. EARLE.

